Dr.Miriam Vos and public health nurse Jean Welsh at Emory University collaborated in a study that shows eating a lot of sugar can increase your cholesterol and triglycerides which make up body fat also known as lipids.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

The "six" in the expression comes from the six feet that make up a fathom which is a little less than two meters.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

The "six" in the expression comes from the six feet that make up a fathom -- which is a little less than two meters.

VOA: special.2011.03.06

The 60-vote advantage is also important because it will make it far more difficult for Republicans to block passage of bills through a filibuster, in which senators tie up the floor in long speeches to prevent a vote.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

"Today,the goal of modern apocalyptic terrorism is often to do as much disruption as possible and kill as many as possible in order to realy shake up the way in which societies operate and governments make decisions and make the pain so high that decisions are reassessed."

VOA: standard.2010.03.30